Sending grown-ups up the wall is one of the things adolescence is all about. A few years ago it was done with rock 'n' roll music. Now at least they can do it quietly with a home computer.

Except for politics, no business is scrutinized more exhaustively than journalism.

There are good reasons why everybody should heed politicians' advise not to believe the media. One of the best is that the media report what politicians say.

In America nothing dies easier than tradition.

The charm of television entertainment is its ability to bridge the chasm between dinner and bedtime without mental distraction.

It takes great self-confidence to write a newspaper column. Some might say it takes arrogance. Be that as it may, my willingness to pronounce on a great many matters of which I have little or no knowledge is one of my prime qualifications for this trade.

I worry about people who get born nowadays, because they get born into such tiny families--sometimes into no family at all. When you're the only pea in the pod, your parents are likely to get you confused with the Hope Diamond. And that encourages you to talk too much.